Darden Restaurants, Inc. DRI NYSE

NYSE • Consumer Cyclical • Restaurants • US • USD

SharesGrow Score

60/100

3/7 Pass

SharesGrow Intrinsic Value

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) has 20 known insider and institutional holders on record. The largest holder is Cardenas Ricardo with 79,131 shares. Other notable holders include Burrowes Todd and LEE EUGENE I JR.

Over the last 12 months, insiders have made 99 transactions in DRI stock — 30 buys (valued at RSU Award) and 14 sells (valued at $8.27M). Insider buying has outpaced selling during this period, which may signal confidence in the company's prospects.

DRI Insider Ownership

Top Holder

Cardenas Ricardo

79,131 shares

Buys (12 mo)

$0.00 value

Sells (12 mo)

$8.27M value

12-Month Transaction Activity

Buy 30%

Sell 14%

Top Insider Holders

#	Name	Role	Shares Owned	Last Filed	Relative Size
1	Cardenas Ricardo	President and CEO	79,131	2025-12-23	100%
2	Burrowes Todd	Group President	44,252	2026-01-14	56%
3	Lee Eugene I Jr	Director	33,924	2023-08-03	43%
4	Sonsteby Charles M	Director	19,351	2026-01-27	24%
5	Wilkerson John W.	President Elect, Olive Garden	17,784	2026-01-21	22%
6	Martin Melvin John	Group President	17,229	2026-01-08	22%
7	Broad Matthew R	SVP General Counsel	13,916	2025-10-08	18%
8	Vennam Rajesh	SVP, CFO	12,600	2025-12-29	16%
9	Madonna John W.	SVP, Corporate Controller	9,110	2025-12-30	12%
10	Renninger Richard L.	SVP, Chief Development Officer	7,463	2023-08-03	9%
11	Simon William S	Director	6,281	2026-03-25	8%
12	Wilmott Timothy J	Director	6,022	2026-02-24	8%
13	Williamson Laura B	President, Longhorn Steakhouse	5,423	2025-07-31	7%
14	Connelly Susan M.	SVP, Chief Comm & Pa Officer	4,098	2026-01-16	5%
15	Chugg Juliana L	Director	2,129	2024-11-26	3%
16	Jamison Cynthia T	Other: Chairman of the Board	1,365	2025-09-19	2%
17	Fogarty James P	Director	1,064	2021-09-24	1%
18	Atkins M Shan	Director	1,014	2025-01-17	1%
19	Milanes Douglas J.	SVP, Chief Supply Chain Ofcr	866	2025-07-25	1%
20	Kenningham Daryl	Director	823	2024-12-11	1%

Recent Transactions (last 12 months)

Date	Name	Role	Type	Shares	Price	Value
2026-04-06	Martin Melvin John	Group President	Option Exercise (Sell)	5,091	$124.24	$632.51K
2026-03-23	Simon William S	Director	Informative Sell	2,333	$203.96	$475.84K
2026-03-23	Simon William S	Director	Informative Sell	2,333	$200.64	$468.08K
2026-02-22	Kenningham Daryl	Director	Option Exercise (Sell)	149	-	-
2026-02-22	Wilmott Timothy J	Director	RSU Award	152	-	-
2028-07-23	Koren Lindsay L.	SVP General Counsel	Unknown	173	-	-
2027-07-24	Koren Lindsay L.	SVP General Counsel	Unknown	261	-	-
2026-07-26	Koren Lindsay L.	SVP General Counsel	Unknown	226	-	-
2026-02-02	Koren Lindsay L.	SVP General Counsel	Unknown	455	$148.20	$67.43K
2026-01-23	Sonsteby Charles M	Director	Informative Sell	3,123	$205.32	$641.21K
2026-01-22	King Sarah H.	SVP, Chief People Officer	Informative Sell	4,405	$206.62	$910.18K
2026-01-16	Wilkerson John W.	President Elect, Olive Garden	Informative Sell	2,258	$213.00	$480.95K
2026-01-15	Vennam Rajesh	SVP, CFO	Option Exercise (Sell)	3,182	$124.24	$395.33K
2026-01-14	Connelly Susan M.	SVP, Chief Comm & Pa Officer	Informative Sell	2,635	$207.36	$546.39K
2026-01-13	Burrowes Todd	Group President	Informative Sell	7,103	$207.12	$1.47M
2026-01-06	Martin Melvin John	Group President	Informative Sell	1,200	$197.47	$236.96K
2025-12-30	Madonna John W.	SVP, Corporate Controller	Gift (Given)	486	-	-
2025-12-29	Vennam Rajesh	SVP, CFO	Gift (Given)	500	-	-
2025-12-22	Cardenas Ricardo	President and CEO	Gift (Given)	2,421	-	-
2025-11-23	Kenningham Daryl	Director	Option Exercise (Sell)	186	-	-
2025-11-23	Wilmott Timothy J	Director	RSU Award	189	-	-
2025-11-11	Sonsteby Charles M	Director	Option Exercise (Sell)	531	-	-
2025-10-29	Connelly Susan M.	SVP, Chief Comm & Pa Officer	Gift (Given)	600	-	-
2025-10-14	Martin Melvin John	Group President	Informative Sell	1,700	$184.58	$313.79K
2025-10-06	Broad Matthew R	SVP General Counsel	Informative Sell	5,661	$193.41	$1.09M